Imperial Pursuits
European nations often sought colonies in order to obtain these valuable materials for industry.
Raw materials
This term describes a government that seeks complete control over public and private life.
Totalitarianism
The glorification of war and the build up of weapons
Militarism
The policy that Britian and France adopted in the years leading up to WWII to try and prevent a war from happening.
Appeasement
This failed 1923 attempt to seize power in Munich helped make Hitler nationally known.
The beer hall putsch
Historians often argue that imperialism increased tensions among European nations and helped contribute to this global conflict
WWI
Millions of Soviet citizens were sent to these labor camps during Stalin's rule.
Gulags
To protect soldiers from enemy gun fire on the front lines from across No Man’s Land
Trench warfare
The German and Soviet attack on this country marked the official beginning of WWII
Poland
While in prison, Hitler wrote this book outlining his political beliefs.
Mein Kampf (my struggle)
This 1884-1885 meeting established rules for European colonization of Africa
Berlin conference
Both Hitler and Stalin used this method to control information and influence public opinion.
Propaganda
Two part question-This man's assassination in this city started WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, Bosnia
This attack dragged the US into WWII
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany experienced this economic problem in the 1920s when money rapidly lost value.
Hyperinflation
Many Europeans justified imperialism using this belief that some cultures were more advanced than others
Racism (or social darwinism)
Stalin's campaign to remove real or suspected enemies from society is known by this name
The Great purge
This invention made charging across open ground extremely deadly.
The machine gun
Allied forces landed in Normandy during this operation on June 6, 1944.
D Day
After becoming chancellor, Hitler used this fire in the German parliament building as a reason to expand government powers.
The Reichstag Fire
Name the last country to be imperialized in Africa. They were able to fend off imperialism until 1935, largely because the Emperor was able to play European powers against each other.
Ethiopia
Many historians argue Stalin used food supplies to strengthen control over this region.
The Ukraine
Name the four provisions in the treaty of Versailles that Germany had to agree to
1. Accept Total blame for WWI
2. Surrender extensive territories (including colonies)
3. Pay billions in war reparations
4. Severely disarm the military
Germany's rapid military strategy using tanks, aircraft, and infantry became known as this.
Blitzkrieg
This law passed in 1933 allowed Hitler to make laws without approval from the German parliament
The enabling act